Paint Fade around Vinyl Stripes

[davidkyle1986]

So I am considering a Matte Black SuperSnake stripe on my 2014 Sterling GrayMetallic Mustang. My Stang is OptiCoated, the Pro version, which, to y knowledge, helps with paint fade. I am worried that there may be some paint difference between the 2 areas if I ever remove the stripes. Will OptiCoat keep the fading to a minimal? Also, is there a chance that it can be polished or buffed out? My car is currently not garage kept, but it will be within a year or so. I want the stripes, but I plan on always keeping my car, so I want to minimize any paint fade.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

There's two issues you "may" have to deal with...

Color fading - This will be the basecoat as clear paint cannot fade (technically).

Ghosting - The imprint left behind in the paint that mimics the shape of the graphic.



Typed the below in this thread,

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/41659-help-paint-problem-2.html


A lot of times a sticker or any type of graphic that was on the paint for some length of time will leave an imprint of itself on the paint, this is called ghosting.

Sometimes you can see a difference in paint color due to fading of the paint but sometimes it's just a imprint ring or border surrounding the shape of the graphic.

The only way to remove any type of imprint mark is to abrade the surface. If there's any fading of color under the clear layer there's no way to fix it.


Usually you will do better to rub on the affects areas by hand using a clear coat safe compound first because you can exert a lot of force to a small area with just a couple of fingers and then come back and remove any marring left by rubbing by hand using a machine.

 

[davidkyle1986]

Mr. Phillips,

Thank you for your response and link. I really appreciate you taking your time to get back to me. I may not stripe as I love this car too much to think about a permanent paint defect happening. Thanks again.

Kyle

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Mr. Phillips,

Thank you for your response and link. I really appreciate you taking your time to get back to me. I may not stripe as I love this car too much to think about a permanent paint defect happening. Thanks again.

Kyle

From experience, anyone that buys a car that has any type of graphics ON the top surface of the paint ends up to some degree or another hating them for these reasons,

1. Hard to buff, polish or wax around them without getting compound, polish or wax on them.

2. Pain in the xxx to remove dried wax around the edges and pain in the xxx to tape off the graphics to avoid getting dried wax around the edges.

3. No way to work on them if something happens to them, for example in the last few weeks we've have members join asking for help finding a product they can use to remove water spots and scratches out of vinyl stripes. Here's the deal... you can't work on graphics as easy as you can work on car paint. It's a paint when something bad happens to them.

Those are the top 3 issues people don't like about graphics on their car's paint. For people that have never owned a car with graphics on their car's paint it's usually a real eye-opener.


Here's the only way to go and "yes" I understand that most people won't and/or can't take their brand new car to a body shop to have it repainted just so they can have their cake and eat it too... I'm just saying this is how you do it....


Have graphics painted under the clearcoat - The best of all worlds


:xyxthumbs:

 

[davidkyle1986]

From experience, anyone that buys a car that has any type of graphics ON the top surface of the paint ends up to some degree or another hating them for these reasons,

1. Hard to buff, polish or wax around them without getting compound, polish or wax on them.

2. Pain in the xxx to remove dried wax around the edges and pain in the xxx to tape off the graphics to avoid getting dried wax around the edges.

3. No way to work on them if something happens to them, for example in the last few weeks we've have members join asking for help finding a product they can use to remove water spots and scratches out of vinyl stripes. Here's the deal... you can't work on graphics as easy as you can work on car paint. It's a paint when something bad happens to them.

Those are the top 3 issues people don't like about graphics on their car's paint. For people that have never owned a car with graphics on their car's paint it's usually a real eye-opener.


Here's the only way to go and "yes" I understand that most people won't and/or can't take their brand new car to a body shop to have it repainted just so they can have their cake and eat it too... I'm just saying this is how you do it....


Have graphics painted under the clearcoat - The best of all worlds


:xyxthumbs:

Would having the graphics sealed with Opticoat give me the same benefit?

 

[davidkyle1986]

i meant vinyl under the clear. I appreciate the ability to return a car to stock down the road, so the thought of a permanent mod scares me, ha.